was a coalition of antifascist groups on the political Left.

In much of the 1920s, Germany and Austria were able to continue reparation payments by:

getting new loans from the United States.

Hoover's first efforts to control the Depression focused on

voluntary cooperation by business leaders to help

One effect of the Great Depression on women was to

strengthen the belief that a woman's place was in the home

One of the most important causes of the Great Depression was the fact that during the 1920s

there was a fundamental maldistribution of purchasing power.

how did the Farmers' Holiday Association seek to gain higher prices for farm products?

by withholding crops from the market

was a result of farming practices on the Great Plains.

In the early 1930s, the term "Okies" referred to

dispossessed farmers fleeing the Dust Bowl.

Popular culture during the Depression era was generally characterized by

upbeat and romantic messages as a sort of escapism.

Movie attendance during the Depression

fell initially but then rose as the Depression worsened.

The stock market crash of 1929

triggered a chain of events that led to the economic crisis.

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The Great Depression

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1
The Popular Front
was a coalition of antifascist groups on the political Left.
was a name given to the Nazi Party by the State Department.
was a radio show about detectives in New York City.
was one of the most successful programs of the New Deal.
2
In much of the 1920s, Germany and Austria were able to continue reparation payments by:
inflating their currencies
draining their gold reserves.
getting new loans from the United States.
decreasing imports from the United States.
3
Hoover's first efforts to control the Depression focused on
creating millions of federal jobs
closing all banks
voluntary cooperation by business leaders to help
a massive federal relief bill.
4
One effect of the Great Depression on women was to
drive most women out of the labor force
encourage women to get out of the home
open up new opportunities for women in the professions.
strengthen the belief that a woman's place was in the home
5
One of the most important causes of the Great Depression was the fact that during the 1920s
low tariff policies had benefited foreign competitors
stock prices rose too dramatically.
government reg. & trust busting had stifled free enterprise.
there was a fundamental maldistribution of purchasing power.
6
how did the Farmers' Holiday Association seek to gain higher prices for farm products?
by lobbying in Washington
by running its own candidates for state legislatures
by protesting the Hawley-Smoot tariff
by withholding crops from the market
7
The Abraham Lincoln brigade was most closely associated with
the Bonus Army.
The Spanish Civil War
The Grapes of Wrath.
veterans of the American Expeditionary Force
8
The Dust Bowl
was caused solely by a particularly bad drought.
only lasted for about a year.
was a result of farming practices on the Great Plains.
caused the dust from the plains to blow as far as Chicago.
9
In the early 1930s, the term "Okies" referred to
dispossessed farmers fleeing the Dust Bowl.
poor African-American farmers in the South.
oil speculators losing money in the Southwest.
moonshiners trying to make a living in Appalachia.
10
Popular culture during the Depression era was generally characterized by
a celebration of affluence.
appeals to prurient interests in sex and crime.
upbeat and romantic messages as a sort of escapism.
a return to traditional religious values.
11
Movie attendance during the Depression
stayed the same as before the Depression.
fell initially but then rose as the Depression worsened.
rose throughout the decade.
fell throughout the decade.
12
In the 1920s, the great majority of Hispanics in California and the SW originally migrated from
Cuba
Mexico
Haiti
Puerto Rico
13
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The divorce rate increased.
Middle-class & working families suffered traumatic impact.
The marriage rate declined
The birth rate declined.
14
For the eight years immediately before becoming president, Herbert Hoover had been the
secretary of state
secretary of commerce
secretary of war
vice president
15
The stock market crash of 1929
triggered a chain of events that led to the economic crisis.
was a result of the Great Depression
had no effect on the onset of the Depression.
caused the Great Depression

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